Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 43.78° S 173.12° E

Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 17 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay sea temperature is
10.4° C
1.2° 

Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay today (18 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 23s period with S swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jul, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 19s period with S swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 18s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay at 2AM is: 1.5m 15s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 1.4m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Jul)8ft (2.5m)23s
Afternoon (18 Jul)7.5ft (2.3m)19s
Evening (18 Jul)8ft (2.4m)18s

Table - waves today at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 12°C on Sat afternoon, min 8°C on Fri afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
3
3
!
!
!
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4
3
3
2
2
!
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2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
ESE
16
1.4
ESE
16
1.5
ESE
15
1.5
ESE
15
1.5
ESE
15
2.2
S
23
2.5
S
23
2.5
S
21
2.3
S
19
2.5
S
19
2.4
S
18
2
S
17
2
S
16
2
S
16
1.9
SSW
16
2
S
15
2.1
S
15
2.1
S
15
2
S
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1029
1003
1065
1037
1010
5069
6982
6442
3858
4488
3678
2413
2194
2062
1822
1835
1933
1933
1757
Wind (km/h)
5
E
0
SSW
5
WNW
5
W
5
WSW
5
W
5
WSW
5
NW
10
NNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
W
10
W
10
SW
10
SW
15
SSW
10
S
15
S
10
S
Wind State
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-on
cross
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
6:19PM2.08m
6:43AM1.93m
7:13PM2.00m
7:40AM1.86m
8:08PM1.89m
Low Tide
00:40AM0.06m
1:00PM0.04m
1:35AM0.10m
1:56PM0.13m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:54
7:54
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:10
5:12
5:13
 mm
Temp °C
10
8
9
8
8
8
8
11
12
10
10
10
10
10
10
11
10
9
8
Feels °C
8
7
7
6
5
6
6
8
9
7
7
7
7
7
7
8
7
6
4
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